If you want to come first in the 800 metres timing and tactics is everything, and in the late 1940s and early 1950s my Dad was an expert!
These medals are just the ones he won in races during his Army days. He thoroughly enjoyed his National Service experience, but as he seemed to spend quite a bit of his time competing in athletics I am not surprised! The two larger medals are from the Vienna Three Power Field Meet, an athletic competition which took place when Austria was still occupied by the Soviet Union and the allies following World War Two.
The life of B 
https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2018/12/19/winning-the-golf-championship/
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I’ve come back with some crab apples 🙂
https://tishfarrell.com/2018/12/19/this-morning-over-the-garden-fence-blue-sky-and-crab-apples/
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Ooh the link isn’t working 😕 and I can’t see the post when I visit your home page.
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That’s weird.
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Now working 😊 must have been the Gremlins!
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I think it’s on my home page now.
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Great news…. I’ll pop across 😊
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It is indeed!!
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Phew! Thought I was about to have an IT confusion and no knowing what to do about it.
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Definitely a WordPress gremlin and I’m worried it is something to do with the forthcoming upgrade 😕
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Oh no!
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That’s what I thought, and so did Brian.
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Yay it’s worked 😀
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Great medals for today. 😀
Here is my 3rd snowmen.
https://ceenphotography.com/2018/12/19/december-19-time-for-some-fun-snowmen-day-3/
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Thanks Cee, and your snowmen are so much fun. Going to miss them when you stop!
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Lots of time on my hands now as we are in Mexico.
https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2018/12/timesquare_19.html
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Brilliant find today, just love all your time.
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I’m certainly running out of time! But I did find time for this http://chittlechattle.com/2018/12/19/the-passing-of-time-19/ !
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Your memories are wonderful. Thanks for sharing xx
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Well done your dad! Here’s my rather odd offering for today https://suejudd.com/2018/12/19/december-squares-time-19/
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I like yours today 🙂
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😊😊
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How wonderful to have these reminders.
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We are so very lucky, we also have copies of all the army magazines where his running achievements and times are mentioned.
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What a marvellous archive, Becky.
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Thanks Tish 🙂 so fortunate they were all kept
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Hats off to your dad, no only was he rewarded with medals it kept him fit. Great share.
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Thank you so much 🙂 and yes certainly did. He could still run quite well into his 50s/60s
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A great timesquare, Becky – great to see such happy memories – his and yours
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Thanks Debbie 🙂
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Fantastic share! And lovely memories. 🙂 🙂
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So glad you like, we’ve even got photographs of him running 🙂
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🙂 🙂
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Sounds like he is a ‘flash’ to win such achievements! Time is of the essence in competition.
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😁
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Very cool. I didn’t even know that military people could compete — but why not?
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Certainly kept him fit and out of mischief!
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And your knowledge of your Dad not getting up to mischief is……………
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This was the one time Dad got a promotion in the army which he then proceeded to lose a few months later!!
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Yep………mischief for sure
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Here’s time racing towards Xmas – https://myheart2heart.blog/2018/12/19/the-countdown-begins/
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Brilliant link up today….
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ThankU 😊
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Just Wow! timeless treasures….
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Perfect description of them 😊
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